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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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