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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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