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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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