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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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