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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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