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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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