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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly 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 definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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