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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology enable 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. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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