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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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