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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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