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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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