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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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