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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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