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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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