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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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