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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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