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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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