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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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