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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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