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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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