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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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