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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling people all around 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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