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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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