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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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