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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver 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 massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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