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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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