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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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