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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important 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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