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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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