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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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