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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes 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 massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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