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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants 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. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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