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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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