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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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