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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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