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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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