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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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