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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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