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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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