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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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