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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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