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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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