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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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