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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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