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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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