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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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