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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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