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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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 MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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