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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate 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. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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