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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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