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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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