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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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