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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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