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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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