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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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