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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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