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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in 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 online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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