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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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