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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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