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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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