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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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