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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part 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 MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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