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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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