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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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