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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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