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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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