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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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