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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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