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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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