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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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