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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key 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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