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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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