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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in 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 MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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