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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important 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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