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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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