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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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