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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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