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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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