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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate 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 MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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