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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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