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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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