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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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