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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses 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 MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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