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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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