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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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