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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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