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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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