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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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