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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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