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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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