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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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