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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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