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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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