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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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