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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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