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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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