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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take 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 massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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