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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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