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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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