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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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