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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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