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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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