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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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