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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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