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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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