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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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