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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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