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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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