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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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