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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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