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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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