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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the 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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