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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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