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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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