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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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