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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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