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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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