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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in 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. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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