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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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