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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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