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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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