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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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