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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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