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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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