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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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