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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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