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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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