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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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