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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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