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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled humans all around 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 massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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