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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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