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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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