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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to take part 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. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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