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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key 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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