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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate 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 MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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