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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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