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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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