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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major 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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