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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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