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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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