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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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