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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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