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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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