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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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