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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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