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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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