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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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