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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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