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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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