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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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