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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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