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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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