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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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