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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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