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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information 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 articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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