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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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