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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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