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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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