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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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