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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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