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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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