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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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