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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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