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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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