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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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