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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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