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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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