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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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