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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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