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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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