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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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