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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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