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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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