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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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