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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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