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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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