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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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