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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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