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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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