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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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