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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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