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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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