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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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