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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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