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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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