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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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