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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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