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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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