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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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