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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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