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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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