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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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