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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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