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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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