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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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