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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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