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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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