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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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