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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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