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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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