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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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