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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines 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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