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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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