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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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