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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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