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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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