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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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