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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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