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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take 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. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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