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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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