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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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