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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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