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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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