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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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