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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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