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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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