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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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