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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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