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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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