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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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