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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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