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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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