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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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