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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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