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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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