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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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