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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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