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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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