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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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