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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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