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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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