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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses 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 normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes 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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