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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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