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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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