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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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