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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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