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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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