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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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