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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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