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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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 almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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