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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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