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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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