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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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