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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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