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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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