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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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