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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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