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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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