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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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