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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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