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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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