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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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