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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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