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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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