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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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