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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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