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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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