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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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