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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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