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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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