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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world 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 online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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