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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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