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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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