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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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