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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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