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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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