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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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