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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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