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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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