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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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