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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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