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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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