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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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