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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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