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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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