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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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