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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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