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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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