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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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