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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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