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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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