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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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