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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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