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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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