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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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