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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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