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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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