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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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