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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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