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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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