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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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