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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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