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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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