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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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