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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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