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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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