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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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