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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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