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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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