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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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