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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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