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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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