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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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