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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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