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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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