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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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