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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part 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 typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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