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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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