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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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