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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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