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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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