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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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