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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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