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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take 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 online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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