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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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