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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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