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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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