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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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