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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key 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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