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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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