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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes 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. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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