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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education