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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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