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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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