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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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