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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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