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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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