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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 online 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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