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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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