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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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