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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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