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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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