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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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