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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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