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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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