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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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