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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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