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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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