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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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