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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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