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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling 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 examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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