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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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