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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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