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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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