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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. 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 online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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