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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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