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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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