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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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