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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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