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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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