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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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