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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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