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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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