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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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