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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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