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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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