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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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