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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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