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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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