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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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