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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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