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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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