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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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