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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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