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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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