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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes 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. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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