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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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