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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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