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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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