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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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