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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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