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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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