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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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