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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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