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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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