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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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