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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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