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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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