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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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