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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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