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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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