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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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