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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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