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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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