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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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