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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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