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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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