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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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