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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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