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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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