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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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