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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important 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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