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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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