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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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