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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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