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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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