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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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