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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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