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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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