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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in 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 MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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