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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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