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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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