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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. 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 open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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