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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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