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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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