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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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