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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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