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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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