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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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