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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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