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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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