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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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