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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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