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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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