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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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