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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable students all over 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 MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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