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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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