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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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