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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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