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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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