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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part 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. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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