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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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