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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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 massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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