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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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