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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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