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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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