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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses 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 massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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