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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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