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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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