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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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