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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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