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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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