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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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