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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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