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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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