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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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