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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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