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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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