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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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