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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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