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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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