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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants 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 MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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