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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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