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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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