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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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