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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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