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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take 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 MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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