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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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