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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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