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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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