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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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