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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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