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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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