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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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