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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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