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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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