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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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