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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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