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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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