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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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