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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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