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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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