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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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