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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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