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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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