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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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