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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in 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 online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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