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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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