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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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