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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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