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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education