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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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