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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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