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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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