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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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