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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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