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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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