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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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