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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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