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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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