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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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