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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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