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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take 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 massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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