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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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 online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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