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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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