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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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