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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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