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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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