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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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