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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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