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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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