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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part 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 massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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