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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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