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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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