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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive 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 dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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