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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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 open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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