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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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