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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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