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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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