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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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