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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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