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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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