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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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