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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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