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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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