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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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