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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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