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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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