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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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