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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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