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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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