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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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